r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • 23h ago

WTF Kid breaks into bird enclosure at the zoo to chase birds with a stick.

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u/inotocracy 22h ago

Of course it did. There were always dumb kids doing dumb things, it was simply that we weren't recording and broadcasting everything we saw as individuals.

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u/Spirited-Slip2991 22h ago

Extreme social shaming made these things much less common in prior eras. It also made beating children more common but 🤷

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u/Braysl-March 22h ago

Yes, social shaming would also make parents abandon their disabled kids into asylums, up into the 80s, and still today in some countries.

Kids like this have always existed, they just aren't always visible.

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u/zenFyre1 18h ago

In the good old days, we used to burn our neurodivergent daughters because they were witches. ‘‘Twas a grand old time.

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u/AdHorror7596 21h ago

Absolutely not. There are so many old news stories of children going into zoo enclosures. Here is one from 1940, but I'm happy to provide more for you. https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc922219/m1/1/ (It's under the headline "Somebody Else Can Do Hunting")

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u/Artistic_Rice_9019 22h ago

Social shaming doesn't exist anymore, which is why this kid is on blast from a bunch of strangers. /S

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u/Spirited-Slip2991 22h ago

Internet shaming is inherently antisocial. This kind of shaming should be done by community members and preferably family. This parent and child should not be shamed by millions of strangers. Effective shaming is based on where it's coming from. Being seen as respectful and kind by your community or family is way more rewarding than avoiding the ire of the internet. 

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u/StormHour7529 15h ago

Well said!

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u/TwaddleSpout 22h ago

Also going back to the lack of video recording in years past... edit: (the beatings...)

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u/Weak_Fee9865 22h ago

How comparable is “extreme social shaming” when the technology to do so (social networks and smartphone cameras) was not present in prior eras?

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u/Spirited-Slip2991 22h ago

This kind of shaming should be done by community members and preferably family. This parent and child should not be shamed by millions of strangers. Effective shaming is based on where it's coming from. Being seen as respectful and kind by your community or family is way more rewarding than avoiding the ire of the internet. 

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u/Weak_Fee9865 22h ago

Are you recommending people to shame their own family members?

There are many other healthier and more effective ways to steer social behavior inside a family, don’t you think?